Playground Celebrating the Life of Avielle Rose Richman
On November 1st, 2013 the Avielle Richman Playground was opened at the Belmar Elementary School in Belmar, New Jersey. The Belmar playground is the twelfth playground created for the Where Angels Play Foundation and is dedicated to Avielle Richman, a victim of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting. Avielle's playground was built to help Belmar Elementary School after hurricane Sandy.
Like many other playgrounds in the series, this playground is adorned with many of the things Avielle enjoyed. It includes lady bugs, a piano, her artwork, and of course, fireflies. Jennifer Hensel, Avielle's mother, wrote:
"When you and your children are on the playground dedicated to Avielle, look for fairies and their homes, laugh openly, climb a tree, play tag, blow dandelion seeds to the wind, hop on one leg for one full minute, swing higher than the clouds, fly a kite, hide behind a boulder, eat apples and blueberries, be a monkey on the bars, and see the beautiful polka dots, stripes, and squiggles that make up the landscape of a child’s heart."
